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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






2. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






3. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






4. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






5. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






6. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






7. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






8. Where the revolving door was fully developed






9. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






10. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






11. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






12. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






13. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






14. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






15. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






16. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






17. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






18. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






19. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






20. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






21. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






22. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






23. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






24. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






25. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






26. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






27. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






28. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






29. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






30. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






31. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






32. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






33. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






34. Pale green






35. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






36. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






37. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






38. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






39. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






40. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






41. Renowned for paintings and prints






42. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






43. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






44. Creates blue dye






45. Application of potassium sulphide






46. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






47. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






48. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






49. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






50. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil